Installing height- Programdude's Precice 2 Internal femurs with Dr. Paley

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Yes, please
A. Handle hospital medication properly. They will not.
B. Do not be a tough guy and go there alone. You will regret it for many reasons. I could have easily had a friend come for free but decided to keep things secret while I was doing it. I'd be pretty perfect if I had listened, even though my ROM was excellent for having done 8 CM.
C. Have PLENTY of time if doing 8 CM. Recovery can be crazy at that length, and do not consider more than this. If I had a normal job I would have been screwed with my original projections.

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Quote from: programdude on February 11, 2015, 06:24:00 AMYes, please
A. Handle hospital medication properly. They will not.
B. Do not be a tough guy and go there alone. You will regret it for many reasons. I could have easily had a friend come for free but decided to keep things secret while I was doing it. I'd be pretty perfect if I had listened, even though my ROM was excellent for having done 8 CM.
C. Have PLENTY of time if doing 8 CM. Recovery can be crazy at that length, and do not consider more than this. If I had a normal job I would have been screwed with my original projections.
But seriously you have some really good friend(s). I can't think of a single friend who would agree to help me through LL. Forget LL, not even a legitimate health concern if I had one.

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Quote from: SAD on February 11, 2015, 04:32:30 PMBut seriously you have some really good friend(s). I can't think of a single friend who would agree to help me through LL. Forget LL, not even a legitimate health concern if I had one.

Those are good friends, bro.

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I have friends who basically rely on me for housing. Not freeloading but a very ideal arrangement. They also don't really have jobs so the free hotel room and change of scenery would have been welcome to them. Still good friends though, yeah.

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Good to see you back again and doing well. I am judging how my recovery will go loosely based on how yours went. Original plan was to get it done in april 2016 and have 2.5months to lengthen and 1-2 weeks to recover then on to residency but I don't think that recovery is going to go well if I am working 70+hrs a week as an intern. Kind of a disappointment and a relief. I am going to be 34 when I am done and have the time to do it. Its kind of a life's little joke, when I had the time to do this I didn't have the money, now I have the money saved but no time. So frustrating.

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Keep your recovery realistic. I can't stress that enough. I am VERY fortunate for my situation but in many other situations I can see the recovery time being a big issue for someone.

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I was wondering exactly how long your recovery took from the day of the surgery up until the time you returned to NYC. I did read that you had a cosmetic surgeon attend to the scars. However, when you returned home were you completely finished with LL ie xrays, Dr. visits..Thanks again.

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I think you got some misinformation. I haven't had any cosmetic work on my scars, and I am also not fully recovered. It is around 8 months post op. By 9 months I imagine my walking will be almost fine.

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Programdude how are things holding up for you? I too plan on using Dr paler for my operation to gain 7.5cm next year. Any suggestions on how to manage the pain? I heard if you go from epidural to IV pain meds to oral pain meds in sequence the pain is much more bareable. Is this true? Do you know a good number of patients that have gone through procedure with moderate pain?

What are your thoughts of the side effects of the precise II? Can a person safely get to 7.5 cm without massive risk of permanent pain?

Also in regards to Dr paley, what is his procedure to prepare for the operation?

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For preparation, very little, just keeping generally loose.

For safety, I think I am doing ok, and i am doing the worst out of everyone I met. Most recovered fully a month or so sooner than what it took for me to get here(walking ok, standing for showers, working out legs, able to jog albeit oddly.), so yes if you are going to LL I think it is a great way to go.

For pain, use an epidural and when you come off be sure you have dilauded. If you read my journal you will see some pointers I left about this.